Purdue's women's volleyball team is a varsity sports team at Purdue University. The team debuted in 1975.
Carol Dewey
Carol Dewey is an American volleyball coach. She became the first head coach of Purdue University's women's volleyball team in 1975. She retired in 1994. After retiring as a head coach, Dewey worked as a compliance and academic officer.
Early lif ...
became the first head coach. She coached for 20 years, when
Joey Vrazel
JoEllen “Joey” Vrazel was an American volleyball player and volleyball coach.
Career Playing
Joey Vrazel received 18 scholarships to play volleyball, and accepted a partial scholarship offer at Utah State.
Vrazel played volleyball for Texas ...
took over as head coach.
History
Carol Dewey era
Carol Dewey was the first coach for the women's volleyball team. The Boilermakers finished with a 15–16 record during their inaugural season. In 1979, the volleyball team became Purdue's first women's revenue sport, and Dewey became a full-time coach. Dewey coached until 1994, accumulating 20 years as head coach for the university. She finished her career with a 469–256 record.
Under Dewey, Purdue's team produced five All-Americans, six Academic All-Americans, and 39 players that received the All-Big Ten award. She also coached three teams that won Big Ten titles, in 1980, 1982, and 1985.
In her ninth season as Purdue's head coach, Dewey led the Purdue team to an undefeated regular season. They finished the season ranked eighth in the country.
Joey Vrazel era
Joey Vrazel was named head coach on February 22, 1995. The team finished the 1995 season with an 8–20 record and finished ninth place in the Big Ten.
She announced her resignation after her best season coaching, and caught the team and associate athletic director off guard. The former players were not as surprised, with one player expressing that she reported Vrazel's actions to the administration.
Jeff Hulsmeyer era
The third head coach of the volleyball team was
Jeff Hulsmeyer
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, who started coaching the team in 1999. He was formerly the assistant coach for Illinois. The Boilermakers finished that season with a record of 15–14 record, finishing eighth in the Big Ten.
Dave Shondell era
Dave Shondell
Dave Shondell (born January 17, 1958) is the head women's volleyball coach at Purdue University.
Shondell was raised in Muncie, Indiana. He began his career at Daleville High School in Daleville, Indiana, just outside Muncie. After his tenu ...
, the current head coach of the program, started his tenure in 2003. During his inaugural season, the attendance record was broken, averaging 1,534 fans per match.
Facilities
The team plays in
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* Holloway (surname)
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, which has a capacity of 2,288.
Record
Conference ranking source
References
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Big Ten Conference women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...